PSA for the Blogging from A-Z Challenge 2025

The Blogging from A to Z Challenge is held every April. The challenge is to blog through the alphabet every Monday through Saturday. The “A” theme is blogged on April 1st, “B” April 2nd, etc.

I created this undated badge because I started to dislike the graphics they provided
Feel free to steal it, if you want

I've been doing it since 2015. At first, I did it on more than one blog! Insanity!

I find it a great structure for writing content on a regular basis (a problem I seem to have on ALL my blogs!)

I want to solicit some fellow style fashionistas to join in!

Look how lonely I am right now on the Official Master List, the only blogger doing "Fashion" posts.

Maybe I'll do a second series again this year... not sure yet.

Revive the "Haikus to my Closet" that I attempted in 2019? (Yikes. That long ago?)

I've recently been writing haikus for an art collab and have been enjoying it. (Find them on IG)

Hey, as long as it's entertaining, right?

More about the challenge can be found on the official Blogging from A to Z Challenge Blog.

It's a lot of fun! Give it a try! Please?

Past A-Zs

SpyGirl A-Z posts:
2015 Scarves (only did one here on SpyGirl!)

These are the posts on my Pattern blog. They're sketches and patterns of Fluevog shoes:
2017
2018
2019
2021
2022
2023
2024

I'm doing Fluevogs again this year.

Random other A-Zs:
2015 Southwest artwork

2016 Tartans A-Z plaids for US states and Canadian provinces

2017 #dailytruck A-Z or, coping with my commute

2018 #dailytruck A-Z 

2019 #dailytruck A-Z 

2020 #dailytruck A-Z

2020 Stitching the World, A-Z embroidery project

Enid in the Scarf Coset, A-Z master list

I combined two creative challenges during April 2015. I composed my posts as journal entries in the voice of my fake persona, Enid, for International Fake Journal Month.  Enid was tasked with organizing scarves. The A-Z theme was for the A-Z Blogging Challenge. The first link below will tell you more about Enid.

Here are links to all the Enid A-Z posts. I've included the additional Sunday posts.

Are You Ready for the Return of Enid?

A is for Anne M Bray Scarf

B is for Bill Blass Scarf

C is for California Souvenir Scarf

D is for Dosa Scarf

Von Dutch Flaming Board Shorts

E is for the Evil Eye Scarf

F is for Fiorucci Dot Scarf

G is for the Ganesha Scarf

H is for Hermès Scarf

I is for an Ikat Scarf

J is for Juicy Couture Scarf

Sunday Non-Funday

K is for Kenya Barbie's Scarf

L is for Laotian Scarf

M is for Mercedes' Scarf

N is for a Nancy Cook Smith Scarf

O is for the Oaxaca Rebozo

P is for Patucci's Knit Scarf

Errrrrrr.

Q is for Mr. Quint's Shibori Scarf

R is for Rosemary Brantley Scarf

S is for Souvenir South Dakota Scarf

T is for Territory Ahead Indian Scarf

U is for an Underwear Fabric Scarf

V is for Vicky Peck's Vintage Scarf

The Tee of Contention

W is for Windowpane Weave Sari Scarf

X is for the X and Os Scarf

Y is for the Yellow Scarf from Patzquaro

Z is for the Zodiac Scarf

IFJM 2015 Wrap Up

I had so much fun this time. The A-Z Challenge gave a good framework for the daily posts. Narrowing it down to A-Z scarves made it simpler, in an odd way.

I really like being Enid. I like her spunk. (Will she become a regular on SpyGirl? Maybe just maybe). The catalog card idea worked well. That part I was able to prep in advance so that all I needed to concentrate on were Enid's thoughts and designs. (I did my journaling and posts in the morning before my 6am pre-commute routine). I now want to make catalog cards for my entire wardrobe. Every garment has a story to tell.

The A-Z thing brought to mind my internship at M. Knoedler Gallery in NYC, when I was a junior in high school. They had just bought a second brownstone next door to their 70th Street location and had moved their library of auction catalogues and artist monographs. One of my duties was alphabetizing it all! (I did not "liberate" any tomes). Enid acted as a portal into my young awkward teenage self.

Using the same character for a second year made the fake journaling process all the easier. I was able to slip into Enid's skin like a comfortable tee.  Keeping to the black ink was frustrating and liberating at the same time. I could focus on the silhouette of my designs and not get distracted by color and pattern. 

I'm already day-dreaming about how to approach next year. And I think Enid won't be side-lined until April 1, 2016. Her antics can be followed using this URL: http://spygirl-amb.blogspot.com/search/label/enid

[Enid] Z is for the Zodiac Scarf

ENID/

Transcription:

4.30  Z
This is the end? I have reached the Zs?
This "punishment" wasn't as bad as I thought.
How does Miz Bagg know these things?

[Enid] Y is for the Yellow Scarf from Patzquaro

ENID/

Transcription:

4.29  Y
Yep.
I'm actually going to miss the scarf closet.
I HAVE BEEN BRAINWASHED!
Yikes.

[Enid] X is for the X and Os Scarf

ENID/

Transcription:

4.28  X
Kisses and hugs to my pal Bella!
How did her scarf make it into this collection?
Unknown, X factor.

[Enid] W is for Windowpane Weave Sari Scarf

ENID/

Transcription:

4.27  W
Wahoo!
Wonderful!
Only one Week to go on this Wretched Work.
Cannot Wait.

[Enid] V is for Vicky Peck's Vintage Scarf

ENID/

Transcription:

4.25  V
Victory over these blasted scarves will soon be mine.
I foresee only ONE MORE WEEK.
Cannot wait.

[Enid] U is for an Underwear Fabric Scarf

ENID/

Transcription:

4.24  U
An Underwear scarf?
Unbelievable.
It's nice and soft though.
Maybe It'll have to be diverted into my "private collection".
Undercover, you know.

[Enid] T is for Territory Ahead Indian Scarf

ENID/

Transcription:

4.23  T
The printer situation has not been resolved - nobody has TIME.
I snuck into the graphics dept to get this card printed (they hate it when we use their printer. So Territorial!)

[Enid] S is for Souvenir South Dakota Scarf

ENID/

Transcription:

4.22 S
Stop everything!
Miz Bagg had one of her fits and fired Jasmine. No!
Jasmine was our office mom!
She brought in morning treats and made the coffee. I mean, I don't really know what she "did" - except get the office supplies. Which Segways into my current problem. Color printer needs cyan ink. Who is going to get it?
Today's sketch is how Jasmine would wear the scarf.

[Enid] R is for Rosemary Brantley Scarf

ENID/

Transcription:

4.21  R
Rawr.
As I Rot away in this dank dark Room,
I dream of Riding in a Roadster, Roof down on Route 66.

[Enid] Q is for Mr. Quint's Shibori Scarf

ENID/

Transcription:

4.20  Q
Question:
Why am I sorting this one with Q and not S (shibori) or J (Japanese)
Ha! It is my evil plot to make Mizzz Bagg have to go on a Quest to locate it.
Job security.

[Enid] P is for Patucci's Knit Scarf

[ENID]

Transcription:  

4.18 P
Oh Preety Pleeeese let me go get my Party on!
Who made the rule about working on Saturdays anyway?
Prig.

[Enid] O is for the Oaxaca Rebozo

[ENID]

Transcription:  

4.17 O
Oaxaca.
Wouldn't that be a cool place to visit?
Not on a road trip with SpyGirl, mind you.
She would be a terror on the Mexican highways.

[Enid] N is for a Nancy Cook Smith Scarf

[ENID]

Transcription:  

4.16 N
I'm Nuts over this Nubbly boucle scarf. Almost makes this Never ending task worth the Nuisance.
Note: NancyCookSmith.com

[Enid] M is for Mercedes' Scarf

ENID/

Transcription: 

4.15  M
Milestone!
Hit the half-way Mark in the alphabet in this Merciless task.
Make it end soon.

[Enid] L is for Laotian Scarf

ENID/

Transcription:

4.14  L
Here's what I'm thinking:
It's time for the Santa Fe broom skirt style to make a comeback.
Tiers of shirred fabric. AmIright?

[Enid] K is for Kenya Barbie's Scarf

ENID/

Transcription:

4.13  K
Kleptomania can be a wonderful thing.
Take this scarf, for instance.
That's exactly what Ms. Bray did!
Btw, taxes finished. Big refund. Yay.

[Enid] J is for Juicy Couture Scarf

ENID/

Transcription:  

4.11  J  
Tassles!
Just the thing for a Jaunt to a certain festival.
And here I am, stuck in the scarf Joint.

[Enid] I is for an Ikat Scarf

ENID/

Transcription: 

4.10  I
Ikat makes me Irrationally Intoxicated.
I'm happy to wallow in the Ikat scarves today.
Don't bother the Enid.